US 12,451,219 B2
Laboratory system
Javier Lira Rueda, Abrera (ES)
Assigned to ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC., Indianapolis, IN (US)
Filed by Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US)
Filed on May 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/751,897.
Claims priority of application No. 21382497 (EP), filed on Jun. 3, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0392586 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. G16H 10/40 (2018.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01)
CPC G16H 10/40 (2018.01) [G01N 35/00732 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00881 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laboratory system, the laboratory system comprising:
a laboratory instrument;
a laboratory management module configured to receive and process data from the laboratory instrument and to generate one or more messages to be transmitted to an instrument data processing module according to laboratory management module communication protocol(s),
wherein the instrument data processing module is configured to obtain and process analytical data from the laboratory instrument and to generate one or more messages to be transmitted to the laboratory management module according to instrument data processing module communication protocol(s);
a protocol identification module configured to identify compatible communication protocol(s) supported by the laboratory management module and supported by the instrument data processing module; and
a message conversion module configured to automatically convert the or each message to be transmitted from one of the instrument data processing module and the laboratory management module into a compatible communication protocol from the compatible communication protocol(s) supported by the other of the laboratory management module and instrument data processing module when it is determined that either the laboratory management module communication protocol(s) are incompatible with the instrument data processing module communication protocol(s) supported by the instrument data processing module or the instrument data processing module communication protocol(s) are incompatible with the laboratory management module communication protocol(s) supported by the laboratory management module,
wherein the laboratory system is configured to transmit the converted message from the laboratory management module to the instrument data processing module, or from the instrument data processing module to the laboratory management module,
wherein the instrument data processing module is configured, when it is determined that the instrument data processing module communication protocol(s) are supported by the laboratory management module, to transmit its generated message(s) to the laboratory management module according to the instrument data processing communication protocol(s), and/or
wherein the laboratory management module is configured, when it is determined that the laboratory management module communication protocol(s) are supported by the instrument data processing module, to transmit its generated message(s) to the instrument data processing module according to the laboratory management module communication protocol(s).